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Sir: The character of Fulbright supports your vaunted thesis that the U.S.A. is the world's greatest democracy. I think it is of men like Fulbright that Kennedy wrote Profiles in Courage—men who had guts and spirit in the face of opposition, however official it might be. America will rue the day when the Fulbrights of the Senate hold their tongues. I might not agree with all he says, but I admire and respect him for saying it.
AKBAR S. AHMED
Paris
Sir: Two minor corrections: Affirmation: Viet Nam [Feb. 25] is supporting the development of other such efforts in other states; this is one of our purposes. The quote attributed to Wayne Wood was by Chad Price, an Emory junior who has lost his chance for Phi Beta Kappa and will probably not be accepted at Cornell Medical School because of his time-consuming efforts on behalf of Affirmation.
REMAR M. ("BUBBA") SUTTON JR.
Atlanta
Telling It to the Judge
Sir: Maybe the Iowa Supreme Court [Feb. 25] should take all Iowa children from parents who do not meet the court's standards, put them in camps that will provide the right environment, and teach only a court-approved philosophy of life. Hitler thought this a good idea.
PETER A-B GIBSON
Butte, Mont.
Hastening the Date
Sir: Thank you for covering the wedding of Meki Toalepai and Jo Ann Kovacs [Feb. 25]. It may help get antimiscegenation laws repealed. After premarital counseling, during which we considered the usual marriage problems and any extra ones this couple might have, I was convinced they have a right to happiness and as much chance of obtaining it as others. Though I would not go out of my way to encourage interracial or interfaith marriages, I feel we have neither a moral nor a constitutional right to forbid them.
(THE REV.) FREDERICK J. HANNA
Emmanuel Church
Baltimore
AID, & No More
Sir: Artificial insemination [Feb. 25] is a boon for couples when the male partner is sterile. It is usual to get written permission from both parties. Neither ever sees the donor; to both, he is forever anonymous. AID can only remotely be construed as adultery; it is a medically accepted procedure to remedy some cases of infertility, and no more.
WARREN BRUNDAGE SHEPARD, M.D.
Director, Obstetrics
Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh
Tomorrow's Doctors
Sir: About trends in medical education [Feb. 25]: at Ohio State University College of Medicine, the student may study anatomy in a structured program or pursue this subject at his own pace. Forty per cent of students follow the free program. Taking the same exam at the end of the year, the two groups perform equally well.
LLOYD R. EVANS, M.D.
Assistant Dean
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Columbus
Boys Becoming Men
Sir: Your piece on independent study [Feb. 25] was fascinating. Such study does not imply softness. Taft boys freed to do their own work testify that their own standards are even more exacting. Nor does independent study mean the faculty has less to do. Lecturing three times a week to a class takes less time than guiding each student individually.
JOHN C. ESTY JR.
Headmaster
The Taft School
Watertown, Conn.